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POSTED 10:03 a.m. EDT, March 24, 2007
BUZZ BUILDING FOR EDWARDS
Multiple league insiders are talking about Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards, who could challenge Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton to be the third signal-called whose name is called out on draft day.
Though it's hard to sift through the smoke this time of year, some teams privately claim that Edwards won't make it to round two.
At least one offensive coordinator, we're told, prefers Edwards to Brady Quinn.
The problem is that Edwards, like Jay Cutler a year before, played for a college team that wasn't very good. Edwards' stock also has been limited by a foot injury that knocked him out of the back end of the 2006 season, and that kept him from participating in any postseason all-star games.
Edwards' situation also reminds us of Matt Schaub's entry into the league. Limited as a senior at Virginia by a shoulder injury, Schaub was the fourth quarterback taken in 2004 -- at pick No. 90.
Last week, Schaub signed a $48 million contract to become the starter in Houston.
Says one scout of Edwards: "Talented but fragile. Has been hurt a lot. When he does play he shows a lot of talent. Has not had a good supporting cast, yet is still productive. Good mechanics, good arm."
So he's a guy to keep an eye on as April approaches and unfolds. We wouldn't be surprised at all if a team that covets Edwards trades into the bottom of round one in order to snag him.